Explanation:
Since the early 1990s, the use of health information technology (HIT) or Health Information System (HIS) across all aspects of the US health care delivery system has been increasing. Electronic heath records (EHRs), telehealth social media, mobile applications, and so on are becoming the norm even common place today. Health care providers and organizations across the continuum of care have come to depend on reliable HIS to aid in managing population health effectively while reducing costs and improving quality care.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is an application that allows health care providers to use a computer to directly enter medical orders electronically in inpatient and ambulatory settings, replacing the more traditional order methods of paper, verbal, telephone, and fax. CPOE systems can allow providers to electronically enter medication orders as well as laboratory, admission, radiology, referral, and procedure orders. Strictly defined, it is the process by which providers directly enter medical orders into a computer application. CPOE systems with clinical decision support systems can improve medication safety and quality of care as well as compliance with guidelines and the efficiency of hospital workflow; they can also reduce the cost of care.
Fortunately, the potential benefits of a CPOE system are many, including reducing clinical practice variation, operating expenses, adverse drug events, drug utilization, ancillary testing, and unit workloads.
CPOE implementation process in University health care system is running slow. The EMR project will be incomplete without CPOE system. We must ensure patient safety by insisting on efficiency and accuracy. A slower phase approach never benefited for the organization. We should put some additional effort and pain at this stage and ensure quality and safety.
The CPOE methods that could be implemented at university Health Care System are as follows: The CPOE can provide renal dosing guidance and adverse drug event prevention, it is evident that the implementation has serious medication errors and decrease adverse drug events. The systems may also include prompt clinicians to prescribe appropriate medications or suggest appropriate laboratory test for a particular conditions, including standards screening tests when they are due. The accuracy of electronic delivery can reduce turnarounds times of the medication delivery and complete diagnostic tests.
The following are goals that are to be implemented: “optimize patient safety, improve quality outcomes and reduce variation in practice through the use of evidence-based practice guidelines, reduce risk for errors, accommodate regulatory standards expectations, enhance patient satisfaction, standardize processes, and improve efficiency”.
